Middlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 28 February 2009
Result
Middlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool
Premier League · Saturday 28 February 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Middlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool: match report
Middlesbrough won against Liverpool 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 28 February 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.
Middlesbrough's goals came from an own goal by Xabi Alonso (32') and Tuncay Şanlı (63'). Liverpool did not score.
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Liverpool received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Middlesbrough were 19th on 23 points from 26 and Liverpool 2nd on 55 points from 26. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 32 points, and Liverpool 2nd with 86.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-4-2 and Liverpool in a 4-5-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 4 draws and 5 for Liverpool.
Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read D-L-D-L-L and Liverpool's D-W-W-D-D.
Key events
- 32'Own goal · Xabi Alonso
- 63'Goal · Tuncay Şanlı
- 64'Yellow card · Tuncay Şanlı
- 76'Yellow card · Matthew Bates
Head-to-head
Team news
Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)
Emanuel Pogatetz, David Wheater, Chris Riggott, Stewart Downing, Adam Johnson, Sanli Tuncay, Jérémie Aliadière, D. Digard
Liverpool line-up (4-5-1)
Pepe Reina, Fábio Aurélio, Javier Mascherano, Jamie Carragher, Nabil El Zhar, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel, Sami Hyypia, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Martin Škrtel